Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Beginning of the Christmas Season

I am doing really good. This week we were tracking and knocked on this door and a guy answered it. He was from Alabama. He had lived in Utah for 5 years and had never talked to missionaries. We went in and taught a lesson. It went really well. He loved the Book of Mormon. He said "I have always wanted one!" He told us to give him time to read it. We are going back tomorrow. That was cool. I do not get very many teaching opportunities to teach from cold door tracking. We had been working so hard this week and we were blessed. The total amount of doors we probably knocked on to find that one guy is 200+ doors! We are teaching many people and doing great work. Things are looking up here. I love it!

My companion is legit. He is a powerful teacher and really diligent in the work. It makes things so good when your companion works hard with you. I see some missionaries really wanting to work, but have a hard time because their companion doesn't want to do anything. I have been blessed in all my companions that I have had. They are wonderful.

I remember when Russell came back and I did companion study with him and Ryan. [Editor's Note: Russell Fischer left for his mission the same time as Ben. He came home for about a month so he could have surgery. During that time, he took Joshua and Ryan Burnham and helped them further prepare for their missions. It was a great experience for all of them.] That feels like so long ago. Time is strange on a mission. Things out side it seem so far away, but everything on it seems to go so fast .

We have a nativity in our Stake. it is kinda like the one in California. About 15000 people come to it. It is a great opportunity to have people invite their neighbors to something that will help them come closer to Christ, especially near Christmas. It is cool. I will be there a lot this next few days just talking to people.

Elder Joshua Walker

The Missionary

About Elder Walker

Elder Joshua Walker is serving in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission (English speaking) for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from January 2013 - January 2015. He's from Modesto, CA and studied at BYU-Idaho.

The Utah Salt Lake City South Mission

Utah Salt Lake City South Mission Website

The Utah Salt Lake City South Mission has a website here that has pictures of the mission. Keep your eyes open for Elder Walker when he's in the field!